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Highlights: Terror Attack In Turkey's Ankara, Hostages Taken, Say Reports
Several people died and got injured in an explosion outside Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) near Turkey capital Ankara today.
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Turkey's Erdogan In Talks With Hamas For Release Of Israeli Hostages: Report
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has launched a negotiation process with Hamas seeking the release of Israeli hostages who were kidnapped by the Palestinian militant group, an official source told AFP on Wednesday.
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US Military To Get Custody Of 2 British ISIS Men Over Killings In Syria
Two British men accused of involvement in the ISIS's summary executions of Western hostages, including Americans, are being transferred into US military custody because the Turkish incursion into Syria threatened their continued detention by Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria, according to US officials.
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Turkish Policeman Tries To Kill Self In Istanbul Hospital, Causes Panic
A Turkish hospital official says an armed police officer receiving psychiatric treatment at an Istanbul hospital barricaded himself into a room and attempted to commit suicide on Wednesday, causing panic.
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Turkish Chief Of Military Staff Taken Hostage: Report
Turkey's chief of military staff was among people taken hostage at the military headquarters in Ankara on Friday, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported, while another broadcaster, CNN Turk said Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was safe.
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Istanbul Airport Bombers Planned Hostage-Taking: Report
The three suicide attackers who struck Istanbul's main international airport this week are believed to have been planning to take dozens of people hostage, a Turkish newspaper reported Friday.
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5 Turkish Airlines Personnel Released in Mali
A Turkish government official has confirmed that five Turkish Airlines personnel are among hostages that have been freed from a hotel in Mali that was stormed by armed gunmen throwing grenades.
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Turkish Football Club Boss Fined for Taking Referees 'Hostage'
Ibrahim Haciosmanoglu told club officials to hold referee Cagatay Sahan and three assistants in a locked room after the Black Sea team were denied a penalty in the final minutes of a match last Wednesday against Gaziantepspor, which ended in a 2-2 draw.
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Turkish Club Owner Holds Referees Hostage Over Contested Decision
Turkey president Recep Tayyip Erdogan had to intervene for the release of the referees. The incident occurred after a match between Trabzonspor and Gaziantepspor, as the latter's president
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Iraq's Moqtada Al-Sadr Calls for Release of Turkish Hostages
Iraq's powerful Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has condemned the kidnapping of 18 Turkish workers in Baghdad last week and said he was ready to assist the government in securing their release.
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Turkey Lifts Ban on Twitter After it Removes Photos of Murdered Prosecutor
Turkey on Monday blocked access to Twitter, Facebook and YouTube over the publication of images of a Turkish prosecutor killed by leftist militants during a hostage standoff last week.
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Turkey Hostage Drama Ends in Deadly Shoot-Out
A senior Turkish prosecutor and his two hostage-takers were killed when security forces launched an operation to free the official in a bloody end to a six-hour standoff in Istanbul.
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Gunfire and Blasts at Istanbul Hostage Standoff: Reports
Explosions and gunfire rang out Tuesday at the Istanbul court building where a prosecutor was being held hostage by an armed leftist group, an AFP correspondent reported.
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Turkish Special Forces Enter Courthouse as Prosecutor Held at Gunpoint
A far-left Turkish group took an Istanbul prosecutor hostage today and threatened to kill him, prompting special forces to enter the courthouse and police to evacuate the building.
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Foreign Jihadists Traded for Turkish Hostages: Reports
British media on Monday reported that Turkish hostages freed by the Islamic State group last month may have been released as part of a prisoner exchange for up to 180 jihadist fighters.
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Highlights: Terror Attack In Turkey's Ankara, Hostages Taken, Say Reports
Several people died and got injured in an explosion outside Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) near Turkey capital Ankara today.
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Turkey's Erdogan In Talks With Hamas For Release Of Israeli Hostages: Report
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has launched a negotiation process with Hamas seeking the release of Israeli hostages who were kidnapped by the Palestinian militant group, an official source told AFP on Wednesday.
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US Military To Get Custody Of 2 British ISIS Men Over Killings In Syria
Two British men accused of involvement in the ISIS's summary executions of Western hostages, including Americans, are being transferred into US military custody because the Turkish incursion into Syria threatened their continued detention by Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria, according to US officials.
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Turkish Policeman Tries To Kill Self In Istanbul Hospital, Causes Panic
A Turkish hospital official says an armed police officer receiving psychiatric treatment at an Istanbul hospital barricaded himself into a room and attempted to commit suicide on Wednesday, causing panic.
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Turkish Chief Of Military Staff Taken Hostage: Report
Turkey's chief of military staff was among people taken hostage at the military headquarters in Ankara on Friday, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported, while another broadcaster, CNN Turk said Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was safe.
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Istanbul Airport Bombers Planned Hostage-Taking: Report
The three suicide attackers who struck Istanbul's main international airport this week are believed to have been planning to take dozens of people hostage, a Turkish newspaper reported Friday.
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5 Turkish Airlines Personnel Released in Mali
A Turkish government official has confirmed that five Turkish Airlines personnel are among hostages that have been freed from a hotel in Mali that was stormed by armed gunmen throwing grenades.
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Turkish Football Club Boss Fined for Taking Referees 'Hostage'
Ibrahim Haciosmanoglu told club officials to hold referee Cagatay Sahan and three assistants in a locked room after the Black Sea team were denied a penalty in the final minutes of a match last Wednesday against Gaziantepspor, which ended in a 2-2 draw.
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Turkish Club Owner Holds Referees Hostage Over Contested Decision
Turkey president Recep Tayyip Erdogan had to intervene for the release of the referees. The incident occurred after a match between Trabzonspor and Gaziantepspor, as the latter's president
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Iraq's Moqtada Al-Sadr Calls for Release of Turkish Hostages
Iraq's powerful Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has condemned the kidnapping of 18 Turkish workers in Baghdad last week and said he was ready to assist the government in securing their release.
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Turkey Lifts Ban on Twitter After it Removes Photos of Murdered Prosecutor
Turkey on Monday blocked access to Twitter, Facebook and YouTube over the publication of images of a Turkish prosecutor killed by leftist militants during a hostage standoff last week.
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Turkey Hostage Drama Ends in Deadly Shoot-Out
A senior Turkish prosecutor and his two hostage-takers were killed when security forces launched an operation to free the official in a bloody end to a six-hour standoff in Istanbul.
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Gunfire and Blasts at Istanbul Hostage Standoff: Reports
Explosions and gunfire rang out Tuesday at the Istanbul court building where a prosecutor was being held hostage by an armed leftist group, an AFP correspondent reported.
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Turkish Special Forces Enter Courthouse as Prosecutor Held at Gunpoint
A far-left Turkish group took an Istanbul prosecutor hostage today and threatened to kill him, prompting special forces to enter the courthouse and police to evacuate the building.
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Foreign Jihadists Traded for Turkish Hostages: Reports
British media on Monday reported that Turkish hostages freed by the Islamic State group last month may have been released as part of a prisoner exchange for up to 180 jihadist fighters.
